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Hey guys, i have my mock exams coming so just wanted to ask if anybody knows a site for ITGS? a study guide
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Apparently 0-5 people received a grade 7 out of the 1000++ candidates who were registered in May 2010 for ITGS HL. The year before that was like 12 people who got 7? That really worries me as I'll be taking ITGS HL in May 2011 and the number of people getting a 7 is decreasing session by session! So, this makes me wonder: 1. What makes ITGS HL so unapproachable for a 7? 2. The grade boundaries are very low for a 7 at HL. (Overall for a 7 will be around 71% fluctuating only by about 1-2% per session) So why aren't people getting the 7? 3. Which part of the assessment do people usually trip up at? Paper 1/2/3 or portfolio or extension? I personally believe that the paper 1+…
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My geog IA I wanted to do human geog. SO I choose the Central Place Theory and Sphere of Influence as my topic center. I collect the data of 4 outlet of one companies in difference cities (capital, business center, rank 3 and rank 4 cities). In one outlet I asked random 30 people where they come from. So now I got the data and all the geographic, demographic about the 4 cities. But I dont know how to start and what to do with those data. I've read 4 different fieldworks from differences people in diff topic but I'm just too stupid for it. Help me please. My teacher says he not gonna help me coz I'm kinda black-listed student I want to have good grade for this IA badly. …
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Okay honestly i start the Dossier for Computer Science SL and I have no Dossier ideas. Can anybody tell me about theirs or give me an idea? I'm stuck...
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I've written my Extended Essay on World Religions, and I'd really like to make sure I haven't offended anyone. I couldn't find the "discipline of World Religions" anywhere, and I'l really appreciate the help! Thank you so much~
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Hello, I have a big assignemnt due on tuesday and I would appreciate any help please. This is the question: Explain how the age of mother, birth order, birth interval, sex of baby, education level of mother, status of women and income can affect infant mortality. Use examples and data to support your answer. Could anyone please give me some advice what to look for? I can't find any data of age of mother and birth order. Thank you
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Hi, just wondering if anyone could give me some tips that might improve my ITGS portfolios. More specifically, what exactly should I be doing so that my works is distinguished as "explaining" as opposed to "describing" in Criterion A. Any general advice with regards to achieving high marks for the other criterions are also appreciated. Thanks.
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Hey there guys, We have to write a small 750-1000 word essay on how Canada can increase its fertility Rate. I'll include the full question below: "750 – 1000 word essay Discuss how Canada could increase its fertility rate. Remember to include possible pitfalls. Use examples from other countries. It is important to look at the external mark band and understand the definition of 'discuss'" I really have no clue where to start. Generally I'm pretty good with this stuff but I guess not for this time. I need your help please! Thank you fellow IB-ers around the world
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Hello. I've never taken a course in anthropology before, but I'm quite confident that anthropology will be of great interest to me. I love all the social science courses. If I could, I would just take 6 courses from there alone. However, I do want to get the IB Diploma, and I chose to take theater over a second social science because my school placed all of them at the same block. Anyway, on to my question: I want to take the Socio-Cultural Anthropology course at a standard level online. I do not even want to take the exam, I don't want to stress myself over this course as I want to take it as a seventh course where I just enjoy learning about the subject. Do you think t…
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Just got teh schedule today and everything fine except these 2 classes (BTW this is my 11th grade year and school starts on the 8th): First I was told I had to have at least 2 years of a language that I had not already taken, and I've been taking spanish for 4 years. I REALLY want to continue SPanish but IB screws with everything. Do I have to switch languages to get a diploma or continue with IB? And secondly what is COM INFO SYS? I surely don't remember signing up for this class. I put down (for electives) Calc, Astronomy, and Physics since they didn't have anything better.
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6. Socrates was illiterate and avoided the written word because he felt it weakened the mind. Similarly, many people today fear that we’re weakening our children’s minds by making them too dependent on computers and calculators. What do you think? 10. Think about educational goals in relation to technology. What should people be able to do with no tools? What should people be able to do if they have access to pencils, papers, and books? What should people be able to do if they have access to computer technology? Can somebody help me with these questions? its for my homework but i cant understand anything...
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I am so excited about the subject selection for IB so..just can't wait until i see the principal of my new school =]] Can anyone explain for me is Computer Science the 7th subject. How do we choose it?? Is it the subject that we can choose for group 6 ?!?
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Can anybody instruct me on where to find resources for the New IB Geo syllabus with the first exam in nov 2011? In particular, I need a list of definitions for the populations in transition unit, if anybody could provide information or ideas on where to get this that would be great Thanks
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Hi everyone, IB survival's been a great help to me so far. To all the IB philosophy students out there, I'd really like some help. I have a really difficult time understanding what exactly my philosophy teacher wants from me in an essay, cos he never gives me good grades, and I don't really find his feedback constructive. Could anyone please show me some sample essays or guides on how to structure Philosophy essays? I find the time limit very difficult as well.
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Hi Our old ITGS teacher left the school October last year. Im doing SL ITGS so it was lucky because I have already covered the 3 topics, although she rushed through them because she knew she was going to leave. The new teacher has no clue of the IB and is wasting my time every lesson because I am the only SL student in the class...and the time is all spent talking about HL cw. What is everyone else doing in their ITGS classes now? I can't even revise because he thinks that listening to what he says to the HL students about their cw will help my writing skills (even though they are fine!) If I ask him anything to do with the coursework, his answer is "google it". Which is …
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HI all..Can anybody let me know where i can get this syllabus. If anybody has it, could please post it. TQ
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Hi i have to do the computer science dossier for HL and i have no clue where to start....my teacher hasn't taught us much and i have no clue how to do this dossier. does anyone know where i can get samples for this dossier?
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I don't know how to "explain the changes which occur on the beach at during a typical 24-hour period." using the attached flow diagram help please?
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I'm currently writing a paper for Environmental System and this my internal assessment, our teacher gave us little to no guidance on this assignment and I'm pretty sure that it is our main grade for the semester. This is a partnered project, so my partner and I are somewhat freaking out now that the due date is approaching. So any help that anybody can provide on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Hey, I'm in my first year of IB and I've been having problems with writing my political philosophy essays. For example I was just asked to write this essay: "does society value liberty and equality in equal measure?" when I got it back my teacher said that I got a 4. Does anyone have any suggestions or pointers?
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We are supposed to write an essay and have a 10 minute PPT presentation on any chosen cultural aspect of any one place. That means I can choose the culture of..cutting the jugular vein of a cow in Kenya and drinking it. However, I can't think of a good topic which can allow me to elaborate on. My initial topic was South Korea Pop, or K-Pop, but then I discovered that 4 other classmates were doing the same one, plus k-pop is quite broad and boring. Do you guys have any ideas? Thanks P.S: I want to do something related to Greek mythology, as I am extremely interested in it. However, I don't know how to link it to culture.
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Any tips on how to prepare for ITGS?
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I genuinely don't understand how they want us to describe the graphs sicne its not enough to touch on the main ponits. I would really like to see a 'sample' answer if anyone is willing to explain/show it to me? What would be an easy, formulaic way of answering questions such as this?
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Hello, If someone can get me the diagrams from chapter 3 of teh planet geography text, in particular 3.20, I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER. I have a copy of the text, just on scanner.....
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Can someone give me a step by step on how calcification occurs? I can't seem find much on google, or my teachers notes or my study guide.
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Hey, I'm revising the Settlement option and I don't really understand the difference between the global pattern of urbanisation and the global pattern of urban growth. I found this presentation, which is helpful in general, but confused me more concerning this question. http://www.slideshare.net/year12blanchgeography/urbanisation-and-suburbanisation?from=ss_embed It says: "Globally, rapid urbanisation ahs occurred in the past 50 years. Around 50% of the worlds population now live in towns and cities. Most urbanised continents: Europe North America South America Oceania Least urbanised continents: Africa Asia However, in terms of urban growth, the number of urban …
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I am taking ITGS HL next year and I really want to know exactly what I will be doing throughout the next two years! Should I switch to SL?
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Hello everyone, I am gonna be an IB student next year and I am gonna have to choose my IB subjects very soon :/ In the near future I am intending in going into journalism, media, masscommunication and all that related stuff. The subjects I am planning on choosing so far are: -Business Studies -Biology -English A1 -Arabic A2 -Maths SL - ?????? The problem is I am confused for my sixth option in wether to take ITGS or geography??? I am during my IGCSE'S right now so I have some pretty good computer experience which will come in handy in journalism. However, I asked many of my teachers' opinions and all of them suggested Geography as it will give me the skills required in re…
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For reasons quite complicated and generally tangled, I am considering switching to geography! However, it is now April and I have missed just about the whole first year (I'm taking the May 2011 exams). I also know nothing about geography. My question is: How hard do you find geography, and do you think I'd have a chance if I switched now? Tell me about the IB assessments and what the exams are like and what you do and learn in class!
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Hi, I'm finally starting to revise for my Geography SL exams in May. For core topic 1 (Population distribution and density at global and local scales) it says in the syllabus: "... Describe and quantify the spatial variations in a chosen country and explain the variations in terms of environmental, economic, historical, cultural and political factors." I can imagine some arguments for environmental, economic and political factors and the study guide I'm using (OSC) gives examples for this, too. But then it says: "In order to achieve the full 12 marks in the question set, I would also need to refer to histroical and cultural factors." I'm a little scared now because I rea…
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I have never liked studying socials (geography and history put together), and now I have to chose one of them. I dont know if i should take history or geography. I am a very sciency person, is geography a sciency course? Which is "harder" and which has the highest chance of getting a higher grade? I really want to do well, i just dont know which one to take.
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Hello, does anyone know where I can obtain a question bank for the IB geography course? If any of you have it, I have several other question banks + past papers + sample assessments + a variety of other resources that I am willing to swap for it. Let me know please. Thanks!
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Hello, I have recently finished my Higher level geography coursework, and was wondering are annotations and titles of graphs included in the 2500 word limit?
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I'm in IB Year 2 and taking Music SL (singing). I'm not really thrilled about the practical part, but i love the history of music and researching composers and periods. How many of you are taking Music? Do you like it? Is higher level really harder? Are you nervous about the recital at the end of the year? Does your school offer Music in IB at all??
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Does anyone have whiteboard in school... and have been using it? I have to write my ITGS portfolio extension ... and the topic is about impact of using whiteboard on education in schools.In my city not a single school has it. So please if can do me a favour to contact me by e-mail as soon as possible.. I have to write it until the end of next week. I have to interview one student and one professor... I will send the interview questions. I will really appreciate any help. Please help !
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hi guys, i am doing itgs s/l and i have to keep log books and make entries in it. but recently i found out that some of my friends have entries on the same topic as my project but they are not carrying out any project. so what should i do?
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So, our teacher still gives us the portfolios that we have to do, even though the IB "stopped" it a couple of years ago. 3/4 of the class can't find a good issue, and the other quarter barely got there's accepted. So, does anyone have a good issue with regards to a new [past 5 years max.] technology that is controversial and impacts one of those 5 years [politics, etc...]? I was thinking about talking about the Large Hadron Collider, but I can't find what the controversy about it is. Any input would be helpful
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Does anybody have anything for Comp Sci HL/SL? Also if you are taking it, what textbooks/resources do you use?
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I have been asked to choose a project topic and give a draft soon. Anybody with past project samples? Or give me suggestions pleeeeeeeeeeeease!
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Ok, this may sound retarded, but honestly, how are you guys studying for ITGS? I cant get my head around it Exam after tomorrow, dont know how to tackle it. Any ideas?
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In my project, i'm going to try to make a seat reservation system for the theatre at my school. I'm having trouble with finding two IT solutions. One of the solutions will probably be a database but i cant think of another. Can u please help me think of another solution?!!
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Hey, Could anyone help me with what I should include in Criteria N,O,P for the portfolio extension? I am aiming for at least a 18/20. Thanks
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I noticed that this isn't part of the "other subjects" forum, nor does it fall into any of the categories that exist. This is an IB subject, and I think you should at least have the syllabus up. Also, do people really not have this as an option? I find it odd, since our school has been offering this subject for a very long time. Is it that schools consider this subject useless? While our cultures are becoming more intertwined, the study of Anthropology has helped me understand much about human nature. In any case, I have attached the syllabus.
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ITGS student . How was your IA so far. I'm stiil on my way to complete the report and logbook. Attached is a sample of report , kind of good source to refer to.
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just a quick question... how do you guys study for ur geography exams/tests? im finding it difficult to cover all the syllabus points, case studies and massive multiple paged handouts.. so looking for everyones opinion to help me and hopefully everyone else on here with their geo studies please feel free answer!! + if anyone wants to start up note sharing for geography it would be great..
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I just started my IT portfolio, and I really want to As it any tips for me??? thanks
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I found some articles but I don't exactly know which one will lead me to a high mark. here's the list of the articles I found : 1.Apple's iPhone App Store hits 800 million downloads 2.Surge in demand for online video 3.'Super-fast' game download launch 4.Finn creates USB 'finger drive' ( a finger USB) 5.Now possible to design your own baby. any ideas?
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Hey guys, Would anybody be able to tell me what they mean when the philosophy paper requires, "a relevant personal response"- does it mean personal anecdotes, or just personal views on the topic. Any help is greatly appreciated
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I was speaking to my Anthropology SL teacher a few days ago (and with some friends), and apparently it's been really hard for our school to earn 7s in this subject. Is anyone else taking this subject? And if so, have you (if you've taken the exam already) or your school (historically, if you haven't taken it) gotten good marks on this? For some reason, even our best students who have been predicted 7s, or have earned marks of 98-99% on their report cards always seem to get 6s. Is there something wrong with our school, or is it generally difficult to score high on Anthropology exams?
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There is this question which I don't know the answer to. 'discuss the statement 'give something to the community,' concerning the application. can anyone help? my teacher didn't fully explain the answer. and I am stuck,..
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